Effect of aerobic and resistance exercise training on inflammation, endothelial function and ambulatory blood pressure in middle-aged hypertensive patients

Objective: The current randomized controlled trial tested the hypothesis that both aerobic training and dynamic resistance training will improve inflammation, endothelial function and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in middle-aged adults with hypertension, but aerobic training would be more effective. Methods: Forty-two hypertensive patients on at least one antihypertensive medication (19 men/23 women; 30–59 years of age) were randomly assigned to 12 weeks of supervised aerobic training (n = 15), resistance training (n = 15) or a nonexercise control (n = 12) group. Inflammation, endothelial function, 24-h ABP and related measures were evaluated at pre and postintervention. Results: We found that aerobic training and resistance training were well tolerated. Both aerobic training and resistance training reduced daytime systolic ABP (−7.2 ± 7.9 and −4.4 ± 5.8 mmHg; P 
Source: Journal of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Treatment aspects Source Type: research